Classroom Observation Essay

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Assignment 5: Observation Summary Summary of Observation in Mr. Foster’s 2nd Grade Class Before observing in Mr. Foster’s room, Mr. Foster had already given me a word of wisdom when I asked to observe: “The second graders will tire you out if you do not keep them busy.” He also said that I was welcome to work in his classroom if I wanted to, and said that the classroom could use a young soul every once in a while. I entered the room while the students were busying completing an assignment in the classroom. I planted myself at the back of the classroom at an unused table. After the students had completed their assignments, Mr. Foster announced that she was going to introduce to the students the tall young man who had entered the class. I went to the front of the classroom and introduced myself as James Williams. I also explained to them that some of the students already knew me from the KidZone, and the students who knew me from the KidZone identified themselves. Other students whom I had known from the playground while I was looking after Jessica also identified themselves—students I had not even interacted with on the playground. I explained to the students that I would be here to observe until lunch. Mr. Foster invited me to eat lunch with the students, but I declined because I did not want to get in trouble with anyone. When I explained to the students that I was observing them for a high school class, I did not have to. Kim Bearson, a student who knew me from the YMCA, interrupted me and said, “I know. You’re in high school.” Interestingly, I had not even told Kim that I was in Child Development, and her mother did not know either. The second graders did not seem to have any larger of an attention span than the kindergartners. Despite the formality of second grade with individual desks, tests, and homework assignments, the students still

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